Used FileSystemResource instead of ClassPathResou
For the life of me, using ClassPathResource would universally result in a "file not found" exception. I tried manipulating the class path from Eclipse and moving the XML around between candidate locations to no avail.
I don't fully comprehend how

error while running the application
I followed the above example and ended up with this following error[ org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader loadBeanDefinitions
INFO: Loading XML bean definitions from class path resource [SpringHelloWorld.xml]
Exception in t

Commons?
Dude you said copy the commons jar but never explained where it comes from??
I assume it is the Apache Commons jar file right?
Otherwise however great tutorial!!

a bit complicated
Wow, that's quite a bit of work to come up with "Hello World." I've been a java developer for years and worked quite a bit with xml, but to be honest I never have liked xml. It's messy.

Exceptions
Incurred 2 exceptions after copying your examples directly.
(1) In Spring3HelloWorldTest, the ClassPathResource path must be absolute, rooted to the project's src dir. So, the correct construction for that line is:
XmlBeanFactory beanFactory =

failed to copy spring3 jar files into Eclipse IDE
Hi,
I followed this Hello World tutoral. In step 6, I cannot paste the .jar files from spring-framework-3.0.1.RELEASE-with-docs.zip\spring-framework-3.0.1.RELEASE\dist folder into Eclise IDE. Error message is "cannot paste the clipboard content into

eclipse download
Many thanks, this helps a super newbie get the basics installed and running. Be sure it's clear to download
Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers or the tutorial won't get you too far.

Error
I am getting an Exception as follows
Exception in thread "main" org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException: No bean named 'SpringHelloWordBean' is defined
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFacto

Thanks Guys
Really good approach for Spring beginners.
Thanks guys for short tutorial.

Exception Generated
Good Tutorial for beginners
but there is an exception generated- logfactory.
Add 2 Jar files to
remove exception
commons-logging.jar
and log4j.
I would like to know why we need to add these jars ?

Big Thanks..
I really appreciate for your tutorial. It is very clear..

Error:Unknown Host: springframewok.org URL
i am new to spring framework...
When i tried this in netbeans 6.9.1, it is showing an error saying
Error:Unknown Host: pringframewok.org
URL Resource
i have added the jar files too...
........................
why?

Helloworld Spring tutorial
This is a very nice and simple Hello work tutorial. I really appreciate for making to learn in very easy way.
Thanks,
Suresh.